If you're not in you can't win: working with UCD student digital ambassadors, James Molloy and...

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IN WIN you can’t if you’re not Working with UCD Student Digital Ambassadors CONUL Annual Conference 2016 Athlone Josh Clark @jclark923 James Molloy @jpjmolloy UCD Library

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INWINyou

can’t

if you’re not

Working with UCD Student Digital Ambassadors

CONULAnnualConference2016

Athlone

Josh Clark@jclark923

James Molloy@jpjmolloy

UCDLibrary

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collaboration

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WIN WINstudent engagement

good publicity

user perspective

first hand experience

end product

self promotion

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3projects

2weeks

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library projectscreate a

video to use for library orientation

2 x months

2 x students

8 x hours

contribute to library social

media

2 x months

2 x students

6 x hours

library digital resources

focus group

1 x week

9 x students

2 x hours (each)

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it’s a bit of a gamble

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library orientation

video

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZe92VqxuXM

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focusgroup

candid views and constructive criticism

valuable qualitative (written and oral)

feedback

a broad mix of students and disciplines visibilitylayout/designrelevancy

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social media project

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3 tweets (minimum) per week for a month

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3 posts (minimum) per week for a month

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...& 3 blog posts

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excerpts

I started off the year hating the library...

At first I was terrified of going to the library to study.

Moral of the story, do the library tour!

My first book hunt in the library did not go well at all.

Yes, I got lost in the library

...the mystical wonderland that is JSTOR. Thank god for the free access.

the library is one of the hearts of UCD, and it’s time we showed it some love.

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questions, questions...

overall quality of service?

how do you use the library?* your study habits?

*do you use it at all?

a favourite resource

or facility?pet peeves?

suggestions based on experience?

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in hindsight...would plan more

take a more holistic approach

is social media the way to go?Needs a clear end product?

need clear aims & objectives - e.g., Instagram challenge?

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ambassador feedbackprovide more direction

invite ambassadors to library events

timing is everything!

“I really enjoyed taking part in this initiative. Having never used Twitter before the library has convinced me to get one and I'm definitely hoping to blog more in the future.”

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Would we do it again Yes

but…...

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may need to be an in-house production

no guarantees of success

overheads volunteers

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josh clark outreach librarian

@jclark923

james molloycollege liaison librarian

@jpjmolloy

UCD Library(all original photos by the authors)